Geeks To Go is a helpful hub, where thousands of volunteer geeks quickly serve friendly answers and support. Check out the forums and get free advice from the experts. Register now to gain access to all of our features, it's FREE and only takes one minute. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more.

It's a Winfixer Fiesta [resolved]

wwb

Posted 14 October 2005 - 02:00 PM

wwb

New Member

Member

4 posts

Howdy. We too are having problems with Winfixer. Never installed the actual program, but the pop-ups visit us often. Ad-Aware and the usual suspects have done little to help. I downloaded VundoFix, but wanted to get some expert advice before going through with fix.

Advertisements

g2i2r4

Posted 15 October 2005 - 08:58 AM

g2i2r4

retired HiJack Helper

Retired Staff

5,080 posts

Welcome wwb to Geeks to Go!

Please remove MyWaySearchMove to Start > Settings > Control PanelDouble click Add/Remove Programs. Within Add/Remove programs click the "Install/Uninstall" tab or click the "Change or Remove Programs" button.Within this section you will see a listing of programs that are currently installed that support this feature. If the program I’m advising you to uninstall is listed within this list, highlight it and click the Add/Remove or uninstall option or button.

If the program is not listed within this list, let me know.

***

Please print these instructions out for use in Safe Mode. Please note: your AntiVirus program may prompt you to a malicious program running. Allow the entire script to run.

***

Please download VundoFix.exe to your desktop (to make sure you have the correct version).

Double-click VundoFix.exe to extract the files

This will create a VundoFix folder on your desktop.

After the files are extracted, please reboot your computer into Safe Mode. You can do this by restarting your computer and continually tapping the F8 key until a menu appears. Use your up arrow key to highlight Safe Mode then hit enter.

Once in safe mode open the VundoFix folder and doubleclick on KillVundo.bat

You will first be presented with a warning and a list of forums to seek help at.
it should look like this

After you have fixed these items, close Hijackthis and Press any key to Force a reboot of your computer.

Pressing any key will cause a "Blue Screen of Death" this is normal, do not worry!

Once your machine reboots please continue with the instructions below.

***

Download and install Cleanup from here (Alternate site if the above is not working, go Here)

Open Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the Start > All Programs menu).Set the program up as follows:Click "Options..."Move the arrow down to "Custom CleanUp!"Put a check next to the following (Make sure nothing else is checked!):

wwb

Posted 15 October 2005 - 01:55 PM

wwb

New Member

Topic Starter

Member

4 posts

Hey, thanks again for the help!

My avast! software was unhappy with some of Panda's activeX controls. It acted though as though activescan was attempting to install a virus/worm, so I aborted it. Otherwise, I think I have followed your instructions completely.

If you think I should proceed with the activescan, I'll be happy to do so. In the meantime, here are our vundofix and HJT logs:

wwb

Posted 19 October 2005 - 08:34 PM

wwb

New Member

Topic Starter

Member

4 posts

Sorry for the delayed response, but YES the computer is running perfectly!

Thanks again for your help. I'd be happy to hear your suggestions for prevention, and most importantly, I'd love to have an idea of where we picked up this nasty thing. We have multiple users for this computer, and no one seems to recall when we first started getting the pop-ups.

Update your AntiVirus Software - It is imperitive that you update your Antivirus software at least once a week (Even more if you wish). If you do not update your antivirus software then it will not be able to catch any of the new variants that may come out.

Use a Firewall - I can not stress how important it is that you use a Firewall on your computer. Without a firewall your computer is succeptible to being hacked and taken over. I am very serious about this and see it happen almost every day with my clients. Simply using a Firewall in its default configuration can lower your risk greatly.

For a tutorial on Firewalls and a listing of some available ones see the link below:

Visit Microsoft's Windows Update Site Frequently - It is important that you visit http://www.windowsupdate.com regularly. This will ensure your computer always has the latest security updates available installed on your computer. If there are new updates to install, install them immediately, reboot your computer, and revisit the site until there are no more critical updates.

Install Spybot - Search and Destroy - Install and download Spybot - Search and Destroy with its TeaTimer option. This will provide realtime spyware & Hijacker protection on your computer alongside your virus protection. You should also scan your computer with this program on a regular basis just as you would an antivirus software.